When?

[Mike of the Desert] · Post by **[Mike of the Desert]** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:02 am

In your opinion, when is the best period to change Hardware (The WHOLE computer I mean)? Now I would anyway can't, but usually in your opinion when would be the best moment? (You know there's always the risk to buy something in the wrong moment of the tech business)

Eek-1 · Post by **Eek-1** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:10 am

If your computer still does the job for you then there's no reason to replace it. And besides, 64bit dual-core & PCI-X are still expensive, and Longhorn is yet to be released. So wait a lttle longer.

Org Profile · Post by **GloryQuestor** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:47 pm

The only time you need to do a major upgrade when your processor is too slow or you want to get video / sound cards that your motherboard does not support.

However, you never really have to change all of the hardware.

Most hardware you can port from computer to computer without replacing it -- mice, keyboards, hard drives, CD / DVD drives, network cards, and (depending on motherboard compatibility) memory modules.

So, if you need a faster and more powerful computer, simply buy a new computer case (with more powerful power suppy) and install a newer motherboard and processor.

Once the basic hardware is together (motherboards and cases come with easy instructions), just put all the other hardware you canabalized from your old computer into it, along with anything you want to update (like newer video and sound cards, a DVD+RW, more memory, etc).